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Ruttin&Struttin · 03-03-2021, 07:44 PM

Anybody know who is operating all of these drones over Southern Grayson County? More importantly, why? I don't know squat about drones but I can tell these are large commercial type drones. We see them at least one evening a week. They'll fly a couple hundred feet or less right over our house. The wife and I just counted 6 different ones in all directions. Strange. What could they be looking for?

PYBUCK · 03-03-2021, 07:47 PM

Looking to see who's home. Burglary coming

Antlers86 · 03-03-2021, 07:56 PM

Aliens

Biden and Beto coming for your guns

friscopaint · 03-03-2021, 08:09 PM

Crap appraisal district

shiner78 · 03-03-2021, 08:12 PM

Looking for a pot farm.

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BubRay · 03-03-2021, 08:15 PM

Saw roofers today flying them to try and sell roofs from the hail storm last week.

Ruttin&Struttin · 03-03-2021, 08:21 PM

All good ideas of why they may be around. I've had some of the same thoughts. This has been going on for months. I was hoping someone would know for sure.

SC-001 · 03-03-2021, 08:24 PM

County appraisal district. @ssholes.

BTLowry · 03-03-2021, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by friscopaint

Crap appraisal district

If they have 6 commercial drones they are not hurting for money

eliteweldingco · 03-03-2021, 08:28 PM

Crap appraisal district is right. Wanna be Dallas up here

Ruttin&Struttin · 03-03-2021, 08:44 PM

If it is the appraisal district I wonder why they only fly these in the evenings and why they do it so often?

RifleBowPistol · 03-03-2021, 09:02 PM

If they are flying that often and in the evening, does not sound like the appraisal district. In the county we are in, the appraisal district flies a air plane, don't know if they contract someone or if they own the plane. It's the same plane every year. It flies back and forth all day for days. They obviously have cameras in the plan and are taking pictures in rows. So they are flying back and forth. They also fly in the winter, I don't remember if they are flying in December or January. But they fly the whole county in about a week, maybe a bit longer. They fly during the winter so there are no leaves on the trees. When you find areal photos of areas, and the trees don't have leaves and the grass is all dead, those are probably county appraisal district pictures.

merlin · 03-03-2021, 09:06 PM

Mr. Green Jeans

deerplanter · 03-03-2021, 09:08 PM

Could be inspecting pipelines or utilities

Pushbutton2 · 03-03-2021, 09:12 PM

Skeet Practice

Backwoods101 · 03-03-2021, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Pushbutton2

Skeet Practice

...wouldn’t tolerate that over my place. I’d follow them sumbitches “home” and gladly spend a night in jail

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Ruttin&Struttin · 03-03-2021, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Backwoods101

...wouldn’t tolerate that over my place. I’d follow them sumbitches “home” and gladly spend a night in jail

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I think following them will be my next exercise.

rjet · 03-03-2021, 09:54 PM

Probably my old neighbor. ��

WyoBull · 03-03-2021, 09:58 PM

Shoot one down and you will find out pretty quick who is flying them.

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Pstraw · 03-03-2021, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by RifleBowPistol

If they are flying that often and in the evening, does not sound like the appraisal district. In the county we are in, the appraisal district flies a air plane, don't know if they contract someone or if they own the plane. It's the same plane every year. It flies back and forth all day for days. They obviously have cameras in the plan and are taking pictures in rows. So they are flying back and forth. They also fly in the winter, I don't remember if they are flying in December or January. But they fly the whole county in about a week, maybe a bit longer. They fly during the winter so there are no leaves on the trees. When you find areal photos of areas, and the trees don't have leaves and the grass is all dead, those are probably county appraisal district pictures.

When my son first got his pilot license, he worked for a mapping company that was contracted to Apple and Google. They would fly like you describe over towns and larger cities. The more rural areas were done with satellites.

Chad_E · 03-04-2021, 05:52 AM

I'm sure someone with more knowledge than I can chime in, but I believe it is illegal in the US to fly a drone that leaves line of sight. Therefore, whomever it is should be in the vicinity if it is being flown commercially. Otherwise it is just some knucklehead flying his/her new toy around.

flywise · 03-04-2021, 06:12 AM

I could be someone practicing.
Our city has a guy that works with the FD and PD during different events.
Search for lost person, tornado survey, or any other emergency event where he could be handy. There are a lot of folks these days getting into the commercial drone business.
I know he can pre program it to fly a grid for a search scenario

tazhunter0 · 03-04-2021, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by flywise

I could be someone practicing.
Our city has a guy that works with the FD and PD during different events.
Search for lost person, tornado survey, or any other emergency event where he could be handy. There are a lot of folks these days getting into the commercial drone business.
I know he can pre program it to fly a grid for a search scenario

Wonder how to get in that business field? Really wanting to find something else to do for my main job.

flywise · 03-04-2021, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tazhunter0

Wonder how to get in that business field? Really wanting to find something else to do for my main job.

1st get a really good drone
2nd get really good with said drone
3rd get a commercial drone pilots license ( search FAA site )
4 find customers
I do thing it would be a good career in the end

wellingtontx · 03-04-2021, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chad_E

I'm sure someone with more knowledge than I can chime in, but I believe it is illegal in the US to fly a drone that leaves line of sight. Therefore, whomever it is should be in the vicinity if it is being flown commercially. Otherwise it is just some knucklehead flying his/her new toy around.

This

If it were to crash or some kid shot it down, the registration number should be on the drone.

Ruttin&Struttin · 03-04-2021, 11:44 AM

Thanks to all that have responded with ideas and thoughts on this. I'll keep an eye out and try to get numbers off one of them. If I ever find out who's operating them I'll update you all.

texan4ut · 03-04-2021, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chad_E

I'm sure someone with more knowledge than I can chime in, but I believe it is illegal in the US to fly a drone that leaves line of sight. Therefore, whomever it is should be in the vicinity if it is being flown commercially. Otherwise it is just some knucklehead flying his/her new toy around.

That's only for us common folks. My drone is registered as a non-commercial drone so I do not need a license to fly but must stay within line of sight. Commercial guys with a commercial license to fly do not have to stay within line of sight.

Casey · 03-04-2021, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by texan4ut

That's only for us common folks. My drone is registered as a non-commercial drone so I do not need a license to fly but must stay within line of sight. Commercial guys with a commercial license to fly do not have to stay within line of sight.

Not true. FAA 107 info here:
https://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets...m?newsId=22615

Quote:

Operating Requirements
Just as there are rules of the road when driving a car, there are rules of the sky when operating a drone.

Always avoid manned aircraft.
Never operate in a careless or reckless manner.
Keep your drone within sight. If you use First Person View or similar technology, you must have a visual observer always keep your drone within unaided sight (for example, no binoculars).
You cannot be a pilot or visual observer for more than one drone operation at a time.
Do not fly a drone over people unless they are directly participating in the operation.
Do not operate your drone from a moving vehicle or aircraft unless you are flying your drone over a sparsely populated area and it does not involve the transportation of property for compensation or hire.

Easttxbowman · 03-04-2021, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by texan4ut

That's only for us common folks. My drone is registered as a non-commercial drone so I do not need a license to fly but must stay within line of sight. Commercial guys with a commercial license to fly do not have to stay within line of sight.

Not true, I have a license and I have to have line of sight at all times. That said, it does not actually have to be me that can see it, I can have a spotter/s that communicates with me on its actions.

imyomama · 03-04-2021, 02:16 PM

i would imagine commercial drones would have remote id broadcast modules ... id fire up flightradar and see if they show up.

03-03-2021, 07:44 PM	#1
Ruttin&Struttin Eight Point Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: North Texas Hunt In: North Texas, South East Texas, Hill Country	Drones over Grayson County Anybody know who is operating all of these drones over Southern Grayson County? More importantly, why? I don't know squat about drones but I can tell these are large commercial type drones. We see them at least one evening a week. They'll fly a couple hundred feet or less right over our house. The wife and I just counted 6 different ones in all directions. Strange. What could they be looking for?

03-03-2021, 09:02 PM	#12
RifleBowPistol Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2017	If they are flying that often and in the evening, does not sound like the appraisal district. In the county we are in, the appraisal district flies a air plane, don't know if they contract someone or if they own the plane. It's the same plane every year. It flies back and forth all day for days. They obviously have cameras in the plan and are taking pictures in rows. So they are flying back and forth. They also fly in the winter, I don't remember if they are flying in December or January. But they fly the whole county in about a week, maybe a bit longer. They fly during the winter so there are no leaves on the trees. When you find areal photos of areas, and the trees don't have leaves and the grass is all dead, those are probably county appraisal district pictures. Last edited by RifleBowPistol; 03-03-2021 at 09:05 PM.

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03-03-2021, 07:47 PM	#2
PYBUCK Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rankin, Tx Hunt In: Upton County	Looking to see who's home. Burglary coming

03-03-2021, 07:56 PM	#3
Antlers86 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Athens Hunt In: Jack and Henderson Counties	Aliens Biden and Beto coming for your guns

03-03-2021, 08:09 PM	#4
friscopaint Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Collinsville	Crap appraisal district

03-03-2021, 08:12 PM	#5
shiner78 Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Shiner, TX Hunt In: gonzales, county	Looking for a pot farm. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk

03-03-2021, 08:15 PM	#6
BubRay Four Point Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: McKinney Hunt In: Albany	Saw roofers today flying them to try and sell roofs from the hail storm last week.

03-03-2021, 08:21 PM	#7
Ruttin&Struttin Eight Point Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: North Texas Hunt In: North Texas, South East Texas, Hill Country	All good ideas of why they may be around. I've had some of the same thoughts. This has been going on for months. I was hoping someone would know for sure.

03-03-2021, 08:24 PM	#8
SC-001 Four Point Join Date: Sep 2020	County appraisal district. @ssholes.

03-03-2021, 08:28 PM	#10
eliteweldingco Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: pottsboro Hunt In: grayson, atoka	Crap appraisal district is right. Wanna be Dallas up here

03-03-2021, 08:44 PM	#11
Ruttin&Struttin Eight Point Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: North Texas Hunt In: North Texas, South East Texas, Hill Country	If it is the appraisal district I wonder why they only fly these in the evenings and why they do it so often?

03-03-2021, 09:06 PM	#13
merlin Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2015	Mr. Green Jeans

03-03-2021, 09:08 PM	#14
deerplanter Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Beach City	Could be inspecting pipelines or utilities

03-03-2021, 09:12 PM	#15
Pushbutton2 Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Van,TX Hunt In: Mc Culloch County since 2015 Van Zandt County since 2017	Skeet Practice

03-03-2021, 09:54 PM	#18
rjet Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scroggins, Tx	Probably my old neighbor. ��

03-03-2021, 09:58 PM	#19
WyoBull Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wyoming Hunt In: Wyoming	Shoot one down and you will find out pretty quick who is flying them. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

03-04-2021, 05:52 AM	#21
Chad_E Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Grange Hunt In: Colorado Co.	I'm sure someone with more knowledge than I can chime in, but I believe it is illegal in the US to fly a drone that leaves line of sight. Therefore, whomever it is should be in the vicinity if it is being flown commercially. Otherwise it is just some knucklehead flying his/her new toy around.

03-04-2021, 06:12 AM	#22
flywise Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tx Hunt In: Blanco, Nacadoches,NewMexico,Colorado	I could be someone practicing. Our city has a guy that works with the FD and PD during different events. Search for lost person, tornado survey, or any other emergency event where he could be handy. There are a lot of folks these days getting into the commercial drone business. I know he can pre program it to fly a grid for a search scenario

03-04-2021, 11:44 AM	#26
Ruttin&Struttin Eight Point Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: North Texas Hunt In: North Texas, South East Texas, Hill Country	Thanks to all that have responded with ideas and thoughts on this. I'll keep an eye out and try to get numbers off one of them. If I ever find out who's operating them I'll update you all.

03-04-2021, 02:16 PM	#30
imyomama Ten Point Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Texas	i would imagine commercial drones would have remote id broadcast modules ... id fire up flightradar and see if they show up.